Topic: Some argue that movies and TV shows are a valuable way to study history, despite their lack of historical accuracy. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Topic: Some argue that movies and TV shows are a valuable way to study history, despite their lack of historical accuracy. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Historical movies and TV shows have become popular as a source of learning about historical events and figures. However, I strongly disagree that they are a reliable source of historical information due to their tendency to distort facts, perpetuate stereotypes, and have long-term social implications.
Filmmakers often prioritize entertainment value over historical accuracy, leading to misleading and biased representations for viewers. They may alter or fabricate events or characters to create a more engaging story. For example, "The Ten Commandments" portrays Egyptians as oppressive and unjust rulers who enslaved the Israelites, while historically, ancient Egyptians were known for their benevolence and sophistication in art, science, and technology. Such portrayals perpetuate negative stereotypes and can contribute to misunderstanding and under-appreciation of cultural heritage, potentially leading to conflicts.
Moreover, movies and TV shows oversimplify complex historical events and downplay human rights issues. "Gone with the Wind" romanticizes slavery and the Civil War, while minimizing the brutalities of slavery and devastation caused by the war. Such depictions of immorality and social inequality in movies may impact contemporary racism and discrimination against Black Americans, contributing to the creation of polarity.
In conclusion, while movies and TV shows can be entertaining, they are unreliable sources of historical information. Individuals who wish to learn about history through these mediums must evaluate their accuracy and seek more reliable sources. Thus, educators and policymakers should promote critical thinking skills and accurate sources of information to ensure that future generations have a better understanding of history.
| Post date | Users | Rates | Link to Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-06 | chinh11111 | 92 | view |
| 2023-04-03 | chinh11111 | 89 | view |
| 2023-03-30 | chinh11111 | 89 | view |
- Obesity is an increasing public health problem in some parts of the world Explain some possible reasons for this problem and suggest some solutions 56
- The graph shows children by age group as a percentage of the young population in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 2001 78
- Some people think that all college students should study whatever they like Others believe they should only be allowed to study subjects that will be useful in the future such as those related to science and technology Discuss both of these views and give 84
- Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements and this sets a bad example to young people To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement 89
- One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people live longer and life expectancy is increasing Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages 84
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, may, moreover, so, thus, while, for example, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 5.0 13.1623246493 38% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 7.85571142285 76% => OK
Conjunction : 23.0 10.4138276553 221% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 5.0 7.30460921844 68% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 13.0 24.0651302605 54% => OK
Preposition: 33.0 41.998997996 79% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1699.0 1615.20841683 105% => OK
No of words: 276.0 315.596192385 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 6.15579710145 5.12529762239 120% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07593519647 4.20363070211 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.43382508209 2.80592935109 122% => OK
Unique words: 176.0 176.041082164 100% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.63768115942 0.561755894193 114% => OK
syllable_count: 536.4 506.74238477 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.9 1.60771543086 118% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 5.43587174349 55% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 16.0721442886 87% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 20.2975951904 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.9635070908 49.4020404114 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.357142857 106.682146367 114% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.7142857143 20.7667163134 95% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.42857142857 7.06120827912 77% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 3.9879759519 176% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 3.4128256513 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.34708736137 0.244688304435 142% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.121453849475 0.084324248473 144% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.167824254177 0.0667982634062 251% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.243672779378 0.151304729494 161% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.295462217841 0.056905535591 519% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.4 13.0946893788 133% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 26.81 50.2224549098 53% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 13.0 7.44779559118 175% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 11.3001002004 126% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 18.45 12.4159519038 149% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 10.87 8.58950901804 127% => OK
difficult_words: 110.0 78.4519038076 140% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 9.78957915832 107% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.1190380762 95% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
---------------------
Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.